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"Those Musky Truffles Hunger For Your Lost Libido..."

Truffles are mushrooms. But instead of growing above the ground, these musky morels thrive in an underground grocery. They like the shade of oak trees.

They look like potatoes.

It�s an edible fungi (genus tuber, class ascomycetes, division mycota).

It has been called the cooks best friend, the king of the kitchen, gold of the grocery.

They have a powerful odor and cost a lot, so use them sparingly. The best cost almost $100 an ounce.

Its aphrodisiac powers are legend.

During the late 19th century, a virus destroyed most of the vineyards in southern France. Next, another disaster occurred when the silkworms were destroyed. The silkworms liked the Mulberry trees, but after these disasters, thousands of acres of land were freed up for the cultivation of Truffles and tons and tons are produced.

Why didn�t such a large increase in production drive down the price?

Well, World War 1 came along and killed 20% of the men in France. Then, the fields planted in the 19th century stopped producing between WW1 and WW2.

The law of supply and demand took over and the price skyrocketed.

So now they can only be enjoyed by the very rich or used only once in a while for special occasions.

The traditional way of harvesting truffles used to be by pigs. The trouble with pigs was that they also ate the truffles. Nowadays, the keen noses of dogs are used to locate the underground diamonds. Dogs don�t like truffles.

The Tuber Borchi or whitish truffle grows in Tuscany,

Some are grown in Oregon, The History Of The "Truffle" by Daniel Wheeler (http://www.oregonwhitetruffles.com)

A few years ago, Wolfgang Puck paid $19,000 for a 1.82 pound truffle. Not to be outdone, Joe Pytka, outbid everyone to own a 2.2 pound truffle for $35,000!

They are worth more than their weight in gold!